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Pressure grows to end 'mad' law that stops housebuilding
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July 22, 2025
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3:37Now PlayingPressure is growing to renegotiate or leave an international convention blamed for slowing building projects and increasing costs after a judge warned campaigners they are in danger of "the misuse of judicial review".
Under the Aarhus Convention, campaigners who challenge projects on environmental grounds but then lose in court against housing and big infrastructure have their costs above £10,000 capped and the rest met by the taxpayer.
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